M 65 and M 66: Two galaxies in the Leo galaxy cluster




Images taken: March 22, 2007, by Ruth Cooper & Richard Whitehouse.

Telescope: Meade 12 in with f/5.7 focal reducer (f=68in).

Camera: SBIG ST-10 CCD

Exposures: 3 x 15 min red, 3 x 15 min green, 3 x 15 min blue (2.15 hours total).

Image processing: CCDoops + CCDSoft + CCDSharp + Photoshop CS.